Guest House
Community Services, Inc.

Joseph O.S. Akumu
Executive Director

Joseph Akumu is the founder and executive director of Guest House Community Services, Inc. Prior to founding GHCS in 1994. Mr. Akumu had worked for several years with reputable agencies serving persons with developmental disabilities in New York State. He gained his experience by working his way up from direct care position to supervisory and program management positions. Armed with substantial knowledge, skills, experience and having great concern and compassion for people with disability and their families, he felt the urge to reach out to them by providing them innovative and personalized services. He pioneered the at-home residential habilitation services in Westchester County. His creativity, ingenuity, dedication and dynamic vision for better services to the disabled population has led to the growth of a human service agency with unique services and well as developed resources to deliver ‘on time’ quality programs and services.

Mr. Akumu earned a bachelors degree in Management Science and Economics from Kean University, New Jersey. He has a Diploma in Customer Service and Sales Management from Allstate National Training School, Chicago, Illinois. In addition to his academic qualification, he has had extensive professional training in management and leadership of non-profit agency. He is adept in management, program development, and service delivery etc skills. Mr. Akumu has only one priority, “ ensuring that GHCS meet the needs of consumers and their families at all cost.”

 

Boaz B. Olang
Operations & Quality Assurance Manager

Boaz B. Olang is the head of Quality Assurance (QA) and Training Department. Mr. Olang has extensive experience working with developmentally disabled population since 1986. He has served in various capacities ranging from direct care to senior administrative positions in various reputable agencies serving people with developmental disabilities. He has also held senior marketing and management positions in not for profit and business organizations in the US and overseas.

Boaz believes that our consumers and their parents and those who give direct care to them come first and deserve the best of the agency’s attention. As the quality assurance officer of the company, Boaz is very committed to ensuring that the agency comply regulations and achieve QA standards set by OMRDD in order for the consumers and their parents receive the highest possible quality programs and services. Boaz first joined GHCS in 1995 as Business Manager and later served as Medicaid Service Coordinator and board member between 2001-2003. Since coming back to Guest House in May 2006, he has effected changes that have improved the quality of our service delivery and is relentlessly pursuing goals and objectives that will ensure the consumers have equal opportunity to improve the quality of their life and that GHCS remain a leader in quality service delivery.

Boaz has a BBA degree from Pace University, New York and M.S. degree in Leadership and Management (Public Administration) from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. He is currently working on getting his Ph.D in Organizational Management and Leadership, with a focus on not-for profit organization management. Boaz has also completed various New York State Office of Mental Retardation &Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) courses and is knowledgeable and experienced in quality assurance, residential habilitation, Medicaid Service Coordination fields etc. He is occasionally sought after as speaker, facilitator and consultant on management, leadership and consumer care related issues.

311 North Division Street | Peekskill, NY 10566
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